# Accident 20140722012469A: Aeronca 11AC/BC, Flushing, MI, July 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2014, 10:15 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0525° N, 83.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0525&lon=-83.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4453P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4453P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC/BC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140722012469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE DOING A "REDUCED POWER" TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT 3DA, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A HANGAR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

PILOT IN LEFT SEAT STATED THAT HE APPLIED ABOUT HALF THROTTLE TO DO A REDUCED POWER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER  BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT GOING TO THE RIGHT.  THEY PULLED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE HANGAR.

THE CFI STATED THAT HE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO THE RIGHT HE ADDED MORE POWER BUT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE RIGHT TURN WITH LEFT RUDDER.  HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY NEVER RAISED THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKE-OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA387), Jul 22, 2014: Aeronca 11AC (N4453P), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor not having access to brake controls, which…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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